Thursday, March 2, 2017

Is It Time for Evangelicals to Strategically Withdraw from the Culture?

Four evangelical thinkers consider what Rod Dreher’s Benedict Option means for the church. Retreating from battle can be a failure of nerve, a sign of defeat, or a tactical move. In any case, it’s one of the most difficult military maneuvers to pull off with minimum loss of life. In our March cover story, Rod Dreher argues that Christians have lost not merely a cultural battle but the war itself. In skirmish after skirmish—abortion, divorce law, public piety, and human sexuality—the nation has adopted sub-Christian and anti-Christian ways. Add to that the legal assault on our ability to freely express and live our faith—well, itRead More →